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The White House on Friday announced a federal strategy to reverse a rapid decline in the number of honey bees and other pollinators in the United States that poses a threat to billions of dollars in crops.
White House announces strategy to save t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During National Pollinator Week (June 16-22), the White House is expected to announce an initiative to protect pollinators in light of recent population declines, particularly among bees. Exposure to neonicotinoid pesticid...

Consumer, environmental, farming groups say synthetic biology is not natural or sustainable
SAN FRANCISCO – In an open letter released today, 17 national and international consumer, environmental, women’s health and farming groups call...

Two Mondays ago, I sat in a room of some of the most powerful agribusiness, food and synthetic biology companies in the world. The goal of this industry meeting was to discuss how to get the public to accept synthetic biology, a new and unregulate...